Officers Accused Of Being Members Of Prison Gang

Officers Accused Of Being Members Of Prison Gang

More than 100 federal agents and police officers rounded up dozens of corrections officers and gang members as part of a grand jury indictment involving the Black Guerrilla Family gang in Baltimore on Tuesday.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in Baltimore says those accused are alleged to have helped run the prison gang in the Baltimore City Detention Center and at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center.

Fifteen women and ten men are alleged to be members of the BGF gang and are accused of smuggling drugs and cell phones into the facilities.

Investigators say prepaid credit cards were also used by the inmates to transfer the drug money.

Prosecutors say luxury cars were among the purchases made by the gang with the Green Dot cards.

Federal authorities say that the BGF has been operating in Maryland prisons since the 1990's.

According to the indictment one of the alleged leaders of the gang got four female corrections officers pregnant at least once over the last several years.

Those four female officers are accused of helping to smuggle the contraband into the city jail and other prison facilities.

Investigators say White gave one of the officers a diamond ring and luxury cars were given to three of them.

The corrections officers named in the indictment took directions from White.

Those indicted are expected to have initial appearances in federal court Tuesday afternoon.